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March 23-25, 2015: The SPE Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC) will take place in Orlando, Florida, USA in conjunction with the National Plastics Exposition (NPE 2015) sponsored by the Society of the Plastics Industry. Learn more HERE.

May 5, 2015: The 10th-annualSPE Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AutoEPCON) will take place in Troy, Michigan. Learn more HERE.

Sept. 9-11, 2015: The 15th-annualSPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) will take place in Novi, Michigan. Learn more HERE.

Oct. 4-7, 2015: The 17th-annualSPE TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference will take place in Troy, Michigan. Learn More HERE.

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